CVE-2021-28690 Affecting xen package, versions <4.15.0-r1
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- published 23 May 2024
- disclosed 29 Jun 2021
Introduced: 29 Jun 2021
CVE-2021-28690 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.20 xen to version 4.15.0-r1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.
x86: TSX Async Abort protections not restored after S3 This issue relates to the TSX Async Abort speculative security vulnerability. Please see https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-305.html for details. Mitigating TAA by disabling TSX (the default and preferred option) requires selecting a non-default setting in MSR_TSX_CTRL. This setting isn't restored after S3 suspend.